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Christmas has come early
for West Lothian’s Linlithgow Judo Club who have received a grant
of £6000 from Awards for All.
The grant will pave
the way for the highly-regarded club to purchase new equipment
such as mats to enable them to host bigger training sessions and
more gradings.
Gareth Butterfield of
Linlithgow Judo Club said: “We want Linlithgow Judo Club to continue
growing, and the purchase of new mats and equipment is only the
first phase in our development. We are going from strength to
strength not only behind the scenes in the running of the club,
but also in producing and developing some great judo players.
"We are very fortunate
to have extremely committed members sharing the same vision for
success, and with this we want to encourage new players from the
community and surrounding areas, regardless of Judo experience
and skill, to come and attend the club. We also welcome any other
newcomers to train, whether guests, or visitors from other clubs.
Everyone’s welcome.
"I would like to
thank everyone who has contributed to helping fund and develop
our existence within the town, from the families and friends of
members, to those in the community, including The News Shop, The
Sewing Room, Robert Callander’s Opticians, The Rugby Club, Semichem,
Linlithgow Grange Rotary Club, and Linlithgow Round Table. And
of course, I would like to thank Awards for All for granting us
such a generous sum of money.”
Copyright The Linlithgowshire Journal and Gazette
Meanwhile the club have
also enjoyed success on the mat as Barclay Gunn has captured his
1 st Dan black belt and also completed his level 1 coaching qualification
to support head coach Paul Hornsey.
Gareth Butterfield took
gold at Kendal Judo Club’s Kyu Grade Open competition and has
recently completed his BJA Instructor Award to become a training
supervisor.
The club’s tremendous
efforts were recently recognised by the West Lothian Council Accreditation
Scheme who awarded the club award of Access Level.
Linlithgow Judo Club
train at Lowport Outdoor Centre, Lithgow on a Tuesday at 19.00
– 20.00 and on Saturday at 09.00 – 10.00. For more information
contact Gareth on 07831433625.
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